E-commerce: Food safety and standards regulator FSSAI on Tuesday directed all e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to properly classify food products sold on their websites. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has determined that food products approved as 'proprietary foods' in the closest category (dairy-based beverage mixes, cereal-based beverage mixes or malt-based beverages) are sold on electronic sites. He pointed out an example. It says it can access commerce websites with categories such as “health drinks” and “energy drinks.”
“FSSAI has clarified that the term 'health drink' is not defined or standardized anywhere in the FSS Act, 2006 or the rules/regulations framed thereunder. The regulator has recommended that this misclassification be immediately rectified by removing or lifting it.'' The regulator will link such beverages from the category of “Health Drinks/Energy Drinks'' on its website and link them to the “We require that such products be placed in the appropriate categories where they exist.”
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A “proprietary food” is a food that has not been standardized under the Food Safety and Standards (Food Standards and Food Additives) Regulations. and food safety and standards (health supplements, nutritional supplements, special dietary foods, foods for special medical purposes, functional foods, novel foods), although there are regulations, using standardized ingredients.
FSSAI further states that the term 'energy' drink shall be used only for standardized and approved products under Food Category System (FCS) 14.1.4.1 and 14.1.4.2 (carbonated and still water-based flavored drinks). said that it is allowed. Sub-regulation 2.10.6 (2) of the Food Standards and Food Additives Regulations 2011 (Caffeinated Beverages).
“This corrective action aims to increase clarity and transparency regarding the nature and functional characteristics of products and to enable consumers to make informed choices without encountering misleading information. ” he added.
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